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They Black Hats have shown they are capable of anything, even concocting phony evidence. It seems to me Mueller presents a danger as long as he continues this investigation. But if PDJT’s plan is to lead him on a wild goose chase, well, GAME ON!

That’s the only scenario that fits. DJT knows that the worst thing to do would be to appear to obstruct “justice”, so the best option is to let Mueller dig himself deeper and deeper into a hole. The Dems and Liberals get totally obsessed with nailing Trump and completely ignore a) how disgusted ordinary people are growing with them and b) the jugganaut of the Big Ugly tearing towards them just in time for the mid-terms.

I can guarantee you that this “scientific poll” included those 51% who paid $0.00 in taxes!
I would love to see (and never will) see a poll of 100% ONLY taxpayers and see what they think of their taxes being cut!

AND notice that our FLOTUS is flawlessly dressed: faultless black parka type jacket, slim pants, great hat, what looked like a pull-through fur scarf at the neck.
AND notice that our POTUS walked as he always does, LIKE A BOSS. After the family was settled in The Beast, he made it his business to TURN ON the roof light so he could wave to the Trumpers who were waiting on the side (one can faintly hear them cheering).
EVERY TIME that I see Air Force One or Marine One landed with our POTUS, FLOTUS, and family, I thank the Almighty God that there was a safe journey. It is so awesome to think that when our POTUS is within those aircraft, he is taking the UNITED STATES of AMERICA on the wings of eagles to do the work of WE, THE PEOPLE.

Me three. I was just doing some sleuthing, and he admitted on Twitter back in August (remember he was gone for a few weeks around that time?) that he was still not feeling well and apologized for not answering messages. Can’t imagine what else it could be other than his health, unless the FBN powers that be decided he need a few weeks off.

Two weeks ago my daughter needed an x-ray. The female X-ray technician had an Eastern European accent. My daughter really was impressed with the X-ray tech.
Then yesterday I had to go to the emergency room for an x-ray. The female Eastern European x-ray tech was working!
I asked her where she was originally from. She is from Bulgaria. We had an interesting conversation. She loves the U.S.A. and is worried about the marxist left taking over.

I had to spend a year in England recently and the place is full of Poles, Czechs, Bulgarians And Russians. They are great people. Hard working, polite and well educated. Much nicer that the British in my opinion. And I was born there.

Stories on OANN today about how China is pushing the Silk Road and how profitable it is going to be for them. Australia, Japan and India are joining the USA because they are worried about the Silk Road.

Because of the propaganda I am wondering how profitable the Silk Road really is. China is in serious debt. Their economy appears to be more like a Pyramid scam than a true economy because of the State sponsored businesses and loan scams.

I think the Silk Road will be more about accumulating more economies like Hong Kong. I look at the GDP of Hong Kong and it appears that China is becomes a shipping port for China. Just like NAFTA.

President Trump is displaying infinite patience with these shady hucksters. I hope Rudy is working hard on the USA workaround to Corporate theft and raiding of our economic systems and information. The Chinese need to be excluded from our innovation, communication and ideas. The Silk Road is their attempt to get around counterfeiting our inventions and property.

Donna, I posted many times on the BRI leading up to the President’s trip to China and during and after the 19th Party Congress. I called it China’s neo-imperialist plan with Chinese characteristics. It is Chairman Xi’s signature initiative. It also is now getting major push back from Australia, the EU, second thoughts from ASEAN nations, bookend blocking by India and Japan and the US Indo-Pacific Policy, as well as internal second thoughts by Party/think tank types at home. (All sourced in my posts).

China, when blocked moves elsewhere, courting South America and the Arctic as new ‘road’ or ‘belt’ branches.

I will post this article for you that addresses your questions on the economic feasibility. It is not new, but holds up well in analysis.

Do you see how evil this woman is? No, I mean REALLY see. If she is capable of setting up a foreign country as an enemy and at the same time suggesting that her opponent is praising this country’s enemy… she is capable of anything. Anything.
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The Corbett Report

7) As for the FBI, I believe Wray is a good guy way in over his head. Remember, he was deliberately brought in from the outside. That's good and bad. He doesn't have much "institutional loyalty," even from the good guys who remain.

Holder/Zero reformed the FBI… it’s mission is no longer law enforcement. Frankly it appears to me anyway to be an extension of the Sea Eye A… and their mission appears to me to be to spy on Americans, control the MSM, create false events, divide the populace – actually serve as the gatekeeper for the Deep State.

Unfortunately I have to agree with your statement of the FBI mission. I think you could add “facilitated by CIA agents embedded in the organization.”

There was some discussion of the Qanon phenomenon earlier in this thread. I monitor what is happening with Qanon. At a minimum, following Q makes you wonder what is really going on, and it is exciting to watch the Anons search for the truth. A year ago, I would have dismissed the entire phenomenon as a hoax. Two years ago, I would never have believed what I just wrote about the FBI. I have been awakened to the depths of the Deep State darkness. Just not yet sure how far down the bottom is.

I have just read that he has known Wray for a long time. And Qanon said it to
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Maybe this way; Wray may face questions, however, from Democrats looking for law enforcement independence because of his roles in public and private practice, including serving as the personal attorney to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — a close Trump ally —during the George Washington Bridge lane-closure scandal.

I will be nominating Christopher A. Wray, a man of impeccable credentials, to be the new Director of the FBI. Details to follow.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 7, 2017
The White House followed with a formal announcement that cited Wray’s work at the Justice Department during President George W. Bush’s administration from 2001 to 2005, including serving as head of the criminal division and overseeing actions in the war on terrorism after the 9/11 attacks.

“I know that he will again serve his country as a fierce guardian of the law and model of integrity once the Senate confirms him,” Trump said.

Wray has been on both sides of investigations touching the top political leaders. Along with representing Christie, he he led a task force at Justice that won convictions against officials form Enron, a Texas energy firm whose chief executive, Ken Lay, was Bush’s biggest contributor.

“He has experience, knowledge and integrity.” said Michael Chertoff, Wray’s predecessor as head of the criminal division. “There’s no reason to doubt him

‘Evening fellow Incorrgible Deplorables.
Has any Fake News covered what DNI Coates and DHSSec Neilsen are doing to protect the US from further election tampering?
No. Of course not.
Fake News is breathlessly reporting lies, lies, and more lies.

What has the Trump Administration been doing to protect the US from further election tampering?

12 Feb 2018, DHS announced that NBC News are liars.
“Recent NBC reporting has misrepresented facts and confused the public …let me be clear: we have no evidence – old or new – that any votes in the 2016 elections were manipulated by Russian hackers. NBC News continues to falsely report my recent comments on attempted election hacking…as some kind of “breaking news,” incorrectly claiming a shift in the administration’s position on cyber threats.”

There are a few, including Rosenstein, whose hat color has yet to be revealed, in my opinion. But I also don’t believe any of those folks are operating outside the watchful eye of the white hats. I suspect if they’re still-employed black hats, there’s a reason they’re being kept around.

The U.S. economy is looking very good, in my opinion, even better than anticipated. Companies are pouring back into our country, reversing the long term trend of leaving. The unemployment numbers are looking great, and Regulations & Taxes have been massively Cut! JOBS, JOBS, JOBS

‘Evening again, fellow Incorrigible Deplorables.
Those of you who spend much time at CTH must have noticed the considerable amount of noobs here, or perhaps are yourself a noob.
The noobs do not yet quite understand how Our President operates, and perhaps spend too much time obsessing over Lying Fake News, and the hard run-up to reality.

In an effort to reassure the noobs, perhaps a 17 Nov 2015/01 May 2016 CTH post will help.
A refresher –

Government must need a lot of money. I have noticed that their ready cash is getting smaller and with the large budget increase, they will need more ready cash going forward.
==> They will sell $256 Billion in bills (1-12 month) and notes (2-7 yr) this week. Massive.

Treasury supply will kick off this week on Tuesday with $151 billion worth of bills including record amounts of three-month and six-month T-bills.

That’s just the beginning, and the rest of the debt sales will be spread over the holiday-shortened week with $28 billion of two-year fixed rate notes on Tuesday; $35 billion in five-year debt on Wednesday and $29 billion in seven-year notes on Thursday. The Treasury also plans to add $15 billion to an older two-year floating-rate issue.

In total, over a quarter trillion in new debt will be sold over the next 4 days: an all time weekly high.

If the Treasury and Fed know what is good for them they will take stocks down this week to increase the flight to safety to buy bonds stronger. They used to do that in the past but have not recently. But with money flows getting tighter it is becoming more a choice – save stocks? or save bonds? But you cannot save them both at the same time.

I agree. The debt market is way more important than the stock market. If the bond market were to collapse it would take the dollar with it.
And is we are forced to raid interest rates we would find it harder and harder to service our debt.

I still can’t get my head around those Mueller “indictments” on Friday. Do Brennan and whoever else Mueller is in cahoots with really believe the American pubic is so stupid that they are going to bite on that? It seems such a shallow and transparent ploy that I wonder what it really going on. Was it enought that they managed to dominate the MSM news cycle for a weekend? It seems there is less and less value in that.

There is now more reason to believe than ever before that we are seeing the Obama-Hillary house of cards coming down. I sure am excited to see what is revealed with the cards out of the way.

He did the same thing with Paul Ryan and John McCain. I don’t know why he does it but I’m he has his reasons. I suspect that he thinks that they are going to win anyway so why not try to win them over.

Romney’s name recognition, $$, and support from the Mormon community makes his election a sure thing at a time when the GOP needs to be focused on taking seats from vulnerable red-state democrats and getting to a 60 seat majority in the Senate.

Trump is a pragmatist above all else. MAGA needs a GOP super-majority in the US Senate. Trump won’t care how he gets it as long as he can get it and sideline Cryin’ Chuckles and his clown car posse for a few years.

I agree with this. Ultimately the president belongs neither party. He starts at what he wants to accomplish and works backwards. If that means embracing ” the enemy of my enemy(dimms & media) the so be it.

#Mueller & HSBC. Mueller led effort to let HSBC walk in the same way he let BCCI walk, as HSBC was successor to BCCI as "the Underworld's bank," laundering cash for cartels and terrorists. A real inquiry could expose the politically protected. https://t.co/VAhZzuNvnQ

As I’ve said for many months, Mueller is a dirty cop, 12 years atop the FBI, and you see what we have now. It didn’t start with Comey. Mueller was on the wrong side of every big case. He’s basically a crooked lawyer for the crooks.

#Mueller & IRS Tea Party scandal. Mueller led efforts to cover for Obama's IRS targeting political opponents. A client of mine ended up targeted by this, which included 60 million medical records of 10 million Americans being stolen by IRS. https://t.co/VIx8PR8u76

#Mueller & Whitey Bulger. "it was Mueller, first as an assistant US attorney then as the acting US attorney in Boston" who made sure four men "framed by FBI lies" stayed in jail "while Whitey Bulger was helping the FBI cart off his criminal competitors." https://t.co/tBkGFIIE6P

#Mueller led Noriega case that covered up CIA misconduct. "The court refused to allow Noriega’s defence to present any evidence relating to his work for the CIA…the proceedings resembled an east European show trial, with the outcome never in doubt." https://t.co/cdTti9LPK7

Mueller's failure to come up with anything new is a sign he's got nothing, is grasping at straws. Manafort indictment was recycled old news via Simpson. Russian trolling indictment regurgitated gruel from 2014. Mueller even had to retool Flynn's old exoneration into a crime!

More oddities: Mueller signed the Russian trolls indictment, yet he didn't announce his own findings — he sent Rosenstein to the podium to talk about it instead. Why? And why did he release the indictment on a Friday? Was he ashamed of it? Curiouser and curiouser.

I think an indicator that something might be happening is the silence of Evelyn Farcas. I know, a small fry, but she is the only one of the 10-12, 2nd/3rd tier folks who ever talked. And talk she did. Very enthusiastically and quite proud of herself. I would think she would really want to get back out and toot her horn again. “See, it’s working.” The fact she doesn’t, I think means she has been silenced for a reason. And if she has been silenced, so have others.

Had a wonderful time in Jacksonville Florida for the @DiamondandSilk Chit Chat Tour. We enjoyed all of our wonderful fans. As a nation it's going to take us coming together in Unity to Solve problems. Love Y'all pic.twitter.com/jNaS1U3wHh

Just in case nobody has posted it: Imperator Rex is supposedly back as Vachel Lindsey on Twitter. Great news. I have seen people belittle him here, but Twitter is the front lines firefight every day in the war to save our country from vile, vicious, lying, dangerous swamp, and nobody busts their bubble any better than he does! He calls them OUT on their lies and delusions! I admire his dedication and truth telling in a way even the lo-fos can follow

NEW: Florida Gov. Scott calls on FBI "to immediately release all details surrounding the Bureau’s failure to act on a tip it received, including all details and protocols" in wake of school shooting pic.twitter.com/0xhRwg2wqp

Gov Scott – Stop being a hypocrite about Wray and FBI. Perhaps you should start in your own back yard, such as the 39 calls to the local police, and the welfare agency who said the boy was not a problem and how was he able to hide his intent from the people he was living with. When you finish that, then come talk to us about the FBI.